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          Wages for Waiters and Waitresses in WISCONSIN

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $8.70 $13.34 $16.94 $22.65 $31.12
          Yearly $18,100 $27,750 $35,230 $47,110 $64,720
          Wisconsin Hourly $8.09 $10.10 $14.26 $20.74 $29.70
          Yearly $16,830 $21,000 $29,670 $43,150 $61,770
          Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $11.13 $11.13 $11.13 $14.21 $19.03
          Yearly $23,150 $23,150 $23,150 $29,550 $39,570
          Sheboygan, WI Metro Area Hourly $7.93 $9.05 $14.41 $23.18 $30.50
          Yearly $16,480 $18,820 $29,980 $48,220 $63,450
          Northwestern Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $8.00 $8.38 $14.02 $22.25 $29.12
          Yearly $16,640 $17,430 $29,160 $46,280 $60,560
          Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $11.18 $11.37 $12.46 $15.92 $20.81
          Yearly $23,260 $23,650 $25,920 $33,120 $43,280
          Madison, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.71 $10.57 $14.86 $23.14 $37.45
          Yearly $18,120 $21,980 $30,910 $48,120 $77,900
          Wausau, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.08 $10.00 $13.97 $21.47 $29.05
          Yearly $16,800 $20,800 $29,060 $44,650 $60,420
          Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.26 $10.25 $14.43 $22.03 $29.33
          Yearly $17,190 $21,320 $30,020 $45,820 $61,010
          Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.62 $10.59 $14.58 $21.50 $29.75
          Yearly $17,920 $22,030 $30,330 $44,720 $61,890
          Eau Claire, WI Metro Area Hourly $7.71 $10.04 $14.29 $22.23 $30.21
          Yearly $16,030 $20,890 $29,720 $46,230 $62,830
          Kenosha, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.25 $9.90 $14.17 $21.91 $29.72
          Yearly $17,160 $20,590 $29,480 $45,570 $61,830
          Green Bay, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.20 $10.00 $14.23 $19.23 $29.00
          Yearly $17,050 $20,800 $29,610 $39,990 $60,310
          Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area Hourly $7.84 $10.19 $14.35 $22.63 $30.11
          Yearly $16,310 $21,200 $29,840 $47,070 $62,640
          Western Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $7.93 $8.22 $11.41 $17.96 $29.12
          Yearly $16,500 $17,100 $23,730 $37,360 $60,560
          Appleton, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.30 $10.28 $14.60 $22.60 $31.10
          Yearly $17,270 $21,390 $30,370 $47,010 $64,690
          Fond du Lac, WI Metro Area Hourly $7.77 $8.97 $13.93 $18.55 $28.74
          Yearly $16,160 $18,660 $28,980 $38,580 $59,780
          Northeastern Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $8.03 $8.14 $10.23 $15.08 $23.30
          Yearly $16,700 $16,920 $21,270 $31,360 $48,470
          South Central Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $8.19 $10.30 $13.83 $17.63 $27.51
          Yearly $17,030 $21,430 $28,770 $36,680 $57,230
          La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area Hourly $7.83 $10.11 $13.64 $18.24 $28.55
          Yearly $16,280 $21,030 $28,380 $37,930 $59,390
          Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area Hourly $8.11 $9.70 $13.94 $21.95 $29.35
          Yearly $16,870 $20,170 $28,990 $45,660 $61,050